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The Red Word is a novel by Canadian writer Sarah Henstra, published in 2018 by ECW Press.[1]
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An exploration of contemporary gender politics and rape culture, the novel centres on Karen Huls, a sophomore at university who moves in with a group of feminist activist roommates while simultaneously getting romantically involved with a member of "Gang Bang Central", a campus fraternity being targeted by her roommates due to its toxic and sexist culture.[1]
The novel won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Red Word, by Sarah Henstra". Quill & Quire, March 2018.
- ^ "Here are the winners of the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, November 9, 2018.
